Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1929 — Page 1

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POUR BERNE MEN ARE INJURED IN auto accident Harvey Moser Reported In SJious Condition; Others Injured Less Seriously i ftOSE STONE IN 10 ROAD IS 81-AMEI) Berne May U (Special)- Four nprne men were Injured, one Mrioualy Jen (he Automobile in which they „ r e riding mined over on a highwa\ ; , miles northwest of Herne near 1 [ h e Mensterberg school house. !■ i nlay ' " u!|, V (.y Moser, the most seriously in \ jnred of' the four, reported to he sufferinK from several fractured ribs and , nnnetured lung. Elmer Luginblll sustained a broken leg, and l)r. Marry Nenensehwander received painful injuries about his face. Gilheit Stuckey, the fourth occupant of the car. escaped | with only minor bruises and cuts. Tim men were riding in i new Chevrolet six sedan, belonging to Stuckey ; and Morel- was driving. The car is said 1 jo have struck loose stone in the road causing it to leave the road and turn over. All font men were thrown I through the top. Tito men were unconscious for some time after the accident. Moser is said to have regained consciousness first and to have aroused the other three. [ They made their way to the home of Mr. Moser’s brother, Oren Moser, who resides near the scene of the accident, and a physician was called f.om Berne The injured men spent the remainder of the night at the Oren Moser I home and were retlirnd to their homes J here this morning. Moser's condition is reported serious. Man's Body Found In River At Bluff-tow Today Blulfton, May 11. —HJ.fi) —The body of (’. W. McCuteheon, of this city, was found in the Wabash river here at 1 o'clock this afternoon. McOutcheon had been in the water only a few hours, because persons residt ing in the west part of Bluffton saw s the man at 7:SO o’clock this morning. McCuteheon was injured in an f automobile accident Monday at i Marble, and bad been acting queerly | since that time. He was a traveling salesman and came to Bluffton about two months ago from Pittsburgh, Pa. Wells county authorities are inve3tigating tlie case. It is thought the man committed suicide. —— -O — Bicyclist Killed When Struck By Automobile Indianapolis May 11 —(UP) —Frank [ kink, 20, was killed almost instantly here, when his bicycle crashed into an automobile driven by Edward Bas< f Lin, 23, Indianapolis. Bastain suffered severe cuts about the face and neck from broken glass "hen Pink's head shattered the wind- ... B kield °'i the automobile. Bastain was L c,lar S f| l with involuntary manslaugh- ! lel an, l released on his own recognizance. ÜBS COLLIDE; ONE OVERTURNED Mail Truck Is Upset When Struck By Furniture Truck Early Today tr.»| WoUi<i be impossible to blame ‘c congestion, for an accident “■ch occured at 3:30 o'clok this orn.ng al tlle ( , orner cf Madison and earl' n( I,tr ® ets - The stillness of the Jr™** hours was Interrupt 11 ’ )y , noise of the Impact of truc * t and a large Federal tchtpany ne< * ® erne Furniture H I h ! ® a '* truck, driven by Carl Oden Tt’ Wlth Nigl,t Watchman north a Passenger, was going Iv fnii < n econd street, and was closeHamm° We( ' * >y , * le Federal truck. Mr. „? h m<)n j attem l>teu to make a turn »nd h , 18011 street intersection of thQ le . e truclc caught the back Wo itsT tniCk ’ turning u over Officer r^s ®‘ Mr ' Hammond and turned t ke craw ' fe( l from the overmilnjur , ruck and ,oun( l themselves Ho d am ' Inve stigation proved that and, *•; f 6 , was done to either truck, men e ass ' Btance of several en Wa ” liKhted antl driv ' ’ oa its own power.

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high Flyer Sets New World’s Record Lieutenant" Apollon Soucek, premier flyer of the Naval Air Station a*. Anacost a, i ■ believed to have set a new world’s record try soaring 40,000 feet in the air in the same type of plane in which Lt. Champ on set the previous record. Lieut. Soucek. center, h being congratulated by Ass’t Sec’y of the Navy I). S. Ingalls, left, as Admiral Mr.ffatt locks on admiringly. Soucek carried 00 gallons of gas and look 73 minutes to make the flight which may be declared a re.-eni after the instruments have Iteen officially checked.

CIRCUS ATTRACTS 1 3IC CROWD TODAY Decatur Thronged With People As Tented City Visits Community ' i Circus day, the first for Decatur in : several years, is here. Gentry Rrothers circus arrived in Decatur early j ] today over the Erie railroad and immediately began the machine-like process of building a tented city. The first division of the special train ar- , rived here at 4:30 o’clock this morn- , ing and by 8 o'clock most of the tents were up and preparations were being ; made to start the parade. Hundreds of people from this and ] neighboring communities came to Decatur early to watch the dock-like : movements of the "city on wheels." i Hundreds visited the show ground just east of Decatur and Hie itinerary j of the long parade was crowded with eager children and just as eager | grown-ups when the parade started at 11 o’clock this morning. The parade wound slowly through | the business section of Decatur and j contained all the wagons, animals, j clowns and bands that have for years, made the human heart beat faster j| on circus day. Four bands, a bagpipe and a steam calliope furnished the music for the parade. The gates to the circus opened at 1 o’clock this afternoon for the afternoon performance and will open " tonight at 7 o’clock. The afternoon performance started at 2 o clock and i the night show will start at 8 o’clock. ' Thousands of people milled around 1 the business section of Decatur all dav today and a large attendance was reported at the afternoon showing of the circus. A large crowd also is anticipated for tonight. / By noon, Hie tented city was ready for the first performance and several of the wagons used only in the parade were ready to be loaded inot the special train to carry them to the next stop. Shortly before Hie parade started, the last section of the train, carrying actors and officials, arrived. a special train will leave on tho Erie railroad late tonight for Akron. Ohio, where the circus will be shown Monday afternoon and night. Directed Verdict Denied In Auto Theft Case Indianapolis, May 11— ( ' pleas for a directed verdict having been overruled by Judge Thomas WW Slick, attorneys for Louis A. kei-son, —Vincennes advertising man, Joe M. Buffington, former P'ominen Indiana klan organizer, and Sheldon L. Reanblossom, former secretary of the Evansville klan, prepared today to meet government charges tha , clients had operated a hot cai ring , ' H The'request for a directed verdict of acquittal was based on the assertion that the defendants did not know tha cars thev had bought, previously had been stolen. This, it was said, proved them lnnocent’of the conspiracy c . ed by the indictment under which th . were on trial.

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Berne Girl Finds Scorpion In Grocery Berne, May 11 (Special) - While unpacking a crate of pineapples al (lie Myers Grocery store here, Firdav Miss Flora Egle dircoveied a live scorpion. Miss Egle called John Meyers, who succeeded in killing the scorpion, which measured four inches in length. Tlie scorpions are poison and Miss Egle feels very fortunate that she discovered this before it struck her. Fatal Powder Explosion Is Investigated Today West Hanover, Mass., May 11 —(UP) State and local authorities were investigating today a powder explosion which brought death to four employes and impel filed many other lives at the plant of the National fireworks company yesterday. Tlnee powder-mixers were killed a fourth employe, badly binned and mangled, died a few hours later at the Brockton hospital. HONOR MOTHERS WITH PROGRAM United Brethren Plan Special Program For Sunday Evening A special program has been arrang--ed in observance of Mother's Day for Sunday evening at the United Brethren church. The service will start at 8 o'clock daylight saving time. "Faith of Our Mothers” will be the general theme ot' the program, which is as follows: Opening song—“We Come to Honor Mother." Scripture. Response- "God Keep Tlioo" Ladies trio. Prayer. Chorus —“Mother's Faith.” Recitation—Mother’s Day. Duet —“Faith Lead On.” Tableau—“My Mother's Faith.” Recitation with piano accompaniment —“What a Home Is.” Babies Tribute Trio —Memories of Mother. Acrostic—" Mother.” Primary song—“On This Song." Recitation — “The Way With Mothers.” f) ue t —“As One Who His Mother Comforteth.” Exercise—“ Tribute of Great Men". Chorus—"O Gleaming Faith.” Recitation —We Thank Thee. Mixed Quartet— “Mother Mine.” Recitation. Offering. Closing Chorus —“Dear Mother ’Tis of Thee.” Benediction. Seniors Os Berne High Sehool Give Class Play Berne, May 11— (Special)—“A Rose O’ Pylmouth Town,” is the title of a home talent play given in the Community Auditorium here last night by the senior class of Bet lie high school. The play will be repeated this evening.

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Believe Girl Linked With Youth’s Death Windsor, Conn., May 11. ;u.R) A report that a mysterious woman had come here to meet Walter T. Huntington Tuesday, the day before Ills body was found, sent police off on new leads today In the search for the supposed slayer of the Harvard student. Thai report, coupled with ttie finding of a woman’s handkerchief in the youth's pocket, led police to believe that a Woman was linked in some way with the case. Private detectives, employed by Huntington's family, were culled into Ibe case yesterday. The family was sttitl to be dissatisfied with the report of county detective Edward .1. Hickey that the youth had committed suicide. TO PURCHASE GRAF ZEPPELIN American Interests To Buy Airship For Los AngelesHonolulu Service Cleveland. Mav 11.— (U.B Details for Hip purchase of the Graf Zeppelin for use on an air passenger line between Los Angeles and Honolulu will be drafted at a conference here Sunday, John Elden, president of Skyways, Inc., said today on his return from Washington. He said Cleveland and Los Angeles capital will unite to buy the big airship at a purchase price in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. Eltlen will confer tomorrow with Col. Jefferson Davis, legal representative for the Transcontinental Air Transport and Curtiss Flying Service, who has been retained by the Los Angeles interests. Davis was said to be in New York today in conference with the Graf Zeppelin’s American representatives. Negotiations were opened last Tuesday, Elden said, lie was commissioned by Dr. Herman Schatain, Berlin lawyer, to assist in tlit? deal. Purchase of the huge dirigible is planned for this summer following its round the world flight. Elden stated today the Graf Zeppelin was ready for sale, indicating that patent rights were bolding up tilt- transaction. Plan Fieet of Airships New York, May 11 — (UP)— The Goodyear Veppelin corporation is working on a project wereby a fleet of airships will carry mail and passengers across the Atlantic as well as over the Pacific to the Orient. The nature of the project was explained by f*aul W. Litchfield, president of the corporation and of the Goodyear tire and rubber company. Commander Jerome C. Httnsaker, vicepresident of the airship-corporation, who arrived in New York yesterday with Litchfeld, tolil of the possibilities of a pacific service. The dirigibles which are planned for the service will carry 75 passengers and 20,000 pounds of mail each. They would he modeled after the giant airships now being constructed for the United States Navy. Fort Wayne Girls Win State Music Contests Bloomington, Ind. May 11 —(UP) — Miss Monica Marshall and Miss Carmela fatal o, both of Fort Wayne, today won the state piano and violin contests, respectively, being conducted here under the auspices of the Indiana University extension division and school of music. SEORGE SAUNDERS TO SPEAK HERE BlufYton Editor To Address Washington Twp. Sunday School Convention The Washington township Sunday school convention and Bible memory and story telling contest, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock (daylight savings time), at the Evangelical church. Eleven churches will be included in the convention and a good attendance is desired. Delegates to the state Sunday School convention to be held at Shelbyville on June 18, 19 and 20, will he elected at this time. George Saunders, editor of the Bluffton Banner, will be the speaker for the afternoon and the entire program promises to be one of great interest.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BEGIN AT j MIDNIGHT TONIGHT Clocks And Watches To Be Moved Up One Hour; To Continue Until Sept. 30 COUNTY OFFICES TO ADOPT FAST TIME If you feel a hit sleepy when you throw l»ack the covers and crawl out of bed to do your daily dozen tomorrow morning—there's a reason. You will have lost an hour's sleep, because at the hour of midnight all clocks and watches are to lie moved up one •hour in compliance witli life daylight saving ordinance passed by the city council last Tuesday night. Daylight saving time becomes effective in Decatur at midnight tonight and will continue to he the official time of the city until midnight of Saturday, September 28. The ordinance, which provides that daylight saving time he the official time of Decatur each summer from the last Saturday in April to the last Saturday in September, was passed By the city council after the citizens of Decatur had voted 781 to 705 In favor of the fast time in the primary election last Tuesday. County Offices To Change Several Decatur industries have been operating on daylight saving time for the last two weeks. The county commissioners have j Issued orders for the big clock in I the court house tower to he moved | up one hour at midnight tonight, also, it was announced today, The i county offices in the court house will operate on daylight saving time, also, it was announced today. Judge Jesse C. Sutton, of the Adams circuit court, said today that ills court would not operate on davlight saving time next week, but probably would laler. A case venued here from Allen county, in which several Huntington attorneys are involved, is scheduled to go on trial here Monday morning l>efore a jury, and since Huntington does not have the fast time. Judge Sutton decided to hold the trial on standard time. Many of the members of the petit jury are from other parts of Adams county where they do not have daylight saving time, also. WILLSHIRE RANK CLOSES FRIDAY Heavy Withdrawals Blamed For Closing Os Farmers And Merchants Bank Heavy withdrawals by depositors during the last two or three weeks are blamed for the closing of the Farmers and Merchants State bank at Wiltshire, Ohio, Friday noon. The hank was closed by Hie state hanking commissioner upon request of the directors, who sought to protect the hank’s resources. Officials of the bank declare Hie institution is solvent. O. Baker is president of the bank, which was capitalized at $25,000. Officials of the hank declare ESE A sbute hank examiner has taken charge of the bank and is anditing the records.. Wiltshire lias another hank, known as the Willshire Bank. Child Causes Auto Accident Here Today Just after the circus parade had passed the Monroe and Second street intersections, this morning, a small child, left alone in a touring car in front of the Holthouse-Schulte company’s store, almost figured in what might have proved a had accident. The child was playing in the car and evidently turned on the ignition and stepped on the starter. The car, which evidently had been left In gear, plunged forward across an open parking space where a car hud just pulled out, and struck a car which was parked just in front of the Old Adams County bank. If pushed tills car, which was a large new sedan, into the light post on the corner, damaging the front end of the car. Bystanders, who witnessed the accident, said the child was not excited by her wild plunge. A man who saw the near catastrophe, jumped on the running hoard of the touring car, pulled on the brakes and threw the car in neutral.

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Wins Nomination 4* y-Jj Roswell O. Johnson, above, former Adams county man, won the Republican nomination for mayor in the primary election at Gary, Tuesday. The nomination virtually assures h'is election in November, since the city is strongly Republican. Mr. Johnson foi%»erly served as mayor of Gary. In the primary this week, he defeated Mayor Floyd K. Williams. AVIATOR AND BRIDE MISSING Searching Planes From Three Cities Cruise Over Allegheny Mountains Newark, N. J., May 11—(UP) — C. E. Gehring Newaik pilot, and his bride, for whom search has been in progress throughout the Alleghenies in Pennsylvania, were revealed today to be safely in Newaik which was their destination when last reported. The couple landed here last night and went quietly from the field without notifying friends of their arrival Wheeling, W. Va., May 11- JJ.R; — Planes from Langin field, Moundsville and Scott field, Yorkville, Ohio, cruised over the Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania today seeking some trace of ('. E. Gehring, Newark, N. J„ pilot, and his bride, who have' not been heard from since they took off from Moundsville Thursday. The Gehrings, married in Newark recently, were en route from Columbus, Ohio, to Newark when they were forced down on a farm near West Alexander, Pa., Wednesday. The ship was brought here for repairs and the flight was then resumed. Pennsylvania state troops have joined the search and the West Virginia Aeronautic Association is preparing several private planes to take up the hunt. Before leaving Moundsville Gehring said he planned following the United States Medal Airway lane which would take them over a long, isloated stretch of territory. It was not known the couple was missing until Edward Margulies, Newark, by whom Gehring was employed, telegraphed officials at Moundsville that "he had failed to appear. o — Indianapolis In Muddle Over Daylight Saving Time Indianapolis, May 11. —(U.R) —‘Unless city CQuncilmen find some way out of the muddle this afternoon or tonight,, daylight saving time technically goes into effect here at 2 a. m. Sunday morning. This unexpected situation developed today when Mayor L. Erf Slack refused to sign an amendment to the daylight saving ordinance passed by the council Thursday night postponing the effective date for the ’’fast time’ ’schedule until the second Sunday in June, by which time it was expected the new state law prohibiting daylight saving here would he in effect. o Fire Destroys Shed Near Roop Grocery Firemen were called to the Walter Roop grocery on West Adams street early this morning where tire destroyed a shed located behind the grocery store room. Damage was estimated at $25. Firemen extinguished the blaze before it spread to the building: in which the grocery is located.

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G. 0. P, MAJORITY ! IN HOUSE FACES ! PROBABLE BREAK Farm Bloc Representatives Disatisfied With Manv Tarts Os Tariff Bill — SENATE RESTS UNTIL MONDAY Rv Paul It. Malian, UP Siaff Correspuodent. Washington, May 11.— <U.R)— Unwilling to face a showdown yet, house leaders allowed general tariff debate to run into its third day today while the senate took a rest preparatory to a vote Monday on the farm bill. The strong republican majority In the house showed signs of breaking up over the tariff just like (lie administration majority in the senate broke up disastrously over the debenture plan this week. A majority caucus late yesterday disclosed house leaders would face stiff opposition within their own ranks to their program for putting the tariff measure through under pressure within 10 days. Disatisfaction Growing Farm bloc members manifested a growing disatisfaction with the increased rates on sugar, machinery and utensils which their farmers must buy. The Michigan delegation held a caucus and was unable to reach a decision as to whether it would support tlie bill. The Pennsylvanians, in caucus, wete inclined to capitulate, even though they did not ge: all they wanted in the matter of increased duties. An effort to appease the dissatisfied elements was made by majority leader Tilson and chairman Snell of the rules committee. Tilson issued a statement that amendments would he permitted on the floor and Snell proposed a rule suggesting a final vote by May 23. Objections were so strong, however, that leaders thought it liest not to insist on any definite program of debate at this time. They may let general debate run on to the middle of next week before deciding how to handle what appears to be an extremely entharassing situation. Their general caucus there adjourned without action. The farm bloc will stage a vigorous fight to cut down the 3 cents a pound sugar rate and some of the other industrial increases, at the same time seeking to Increase rates of agricultural products. If the high pressure rules are apICOXTIMKD ox rAfiK El\E> Showers Forecast For Next Week Weather Forecast for week ending May 18: For the region of the Great lakes: Showers in east and mostly fait in west pot Hon first part of week showers again aho lit middle of week variable temperature, moderate first part of week becoming cooler about Wednesday or Thursday. GLASS TO MAKE HOLY COMMUNION Large Class Os Children To Make Solemn Communion At Catholic Church The first holy communion class of the St. Marys Catholic church will make their solemn communion at the 7 o’clock mass, central standard time, tomorrow. There were 90 boys and girls in the class, hut about 20 of them will be unable to receive Holy Communion Sunday on account of sickness. The Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, pastor, will say the high mass and distribute communion among the first communicants. Those who have already received communion, but have not made their solemn communion, will do so Sunday. It is planned to have another class of communicants later, giving those who will he unable to received communion tomorrow an opportunity to do so. Impressive services will mark the communion services and the ultai s in the church are beautifuly decorated for the occasion. In the afternoon, the members of the communion class will he enrolled In the scapular.

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